To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the term Baltic dancers appeared in the application made in summer 2002 for a group work permit for lap dancers for the Movie Star Café. [98034]

The name of the group stated on the application form was "Baltic Dancers".

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions the Department of Employment and Learning had with Work Permits UK on the application made for a group work permit for lap dancers for the Movie Star Café in summer 2002. [98036]

When processing work permit applications for Northern Ireland the Department for Employment and Learning applied the same criteria as used in Work Permits (UK). As no guidelines existed in respect of pole dancers, it was only after querying this aspect with Work Permits (UK) that DEL treated the application in question on the basis of an entertainment application.